Trentonian Editorial: Letters to the editor

Both campaigns have their position papers on everything under the sun, and the back and forth on details gets really confusing. However, one fundamental issue which is easy to grasp is Mitt Romney’s refusal to release income tax returns for past years. The obvious — and fair — question to ask is what’s he trying to hide from voters he hopes will put him in the White House? With such stonewalling, he couldn’t even be confirmed for a cabinet position. Unless he comes clean, voters should not even consider “confirming” him for the country’s highest office. Every word he says should be tuned out as an effort to detract attention from that all-important question: What’s he trying to hide? — Amy H. Stimson, Lawrence

One-term deal

Obama said in 2008 if he couldn’t turn things around by now, his would be a one-term deal. Why shouldn’t he be taken at his word? What statistics would make anyone think the verbal contract he made with America should now be waived? Name one statistic. Just one. — Paul Kenner, Great Neck, N.Y.

Big-guy gang

When we accept the concept of too big to fail and back away from trimming financial institutions down to size, we’re putting ourselves in the hands of the Federal Reserve and the likes of Goldman Sachs. As if they know, or care, what’s in our best interest. — Joseph Delmer, Towanda, Pa.

Beware lunch lobby

School lunch guidelines mandated by President Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act require doubling the servings of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Still, food lobbyists have prevailed on Congress to count pizza and French fries as vegetables, and fatty meats and sugary drinks abound. Parents should consider healthful school lunches a work still in progress. Guidance is available at www.healthyschoollunch.org. — Isabelle Cheridaut, Newark